Veronika Kudermetova and Belinda Bencic will square off in the semifinal of the Adelaide International 2 for the 10th time in their career. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Belinda Bencic who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Belinda Bencic is the pick to win this match.
Belinda Bencic -> 1.74
Veronika Kudermetova -> 2.00
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Prediction and head to head Veronika Kudermetova vs. Belinda Bencic
This will be the 10th time that Veronika Kudermetova and Belinda Bencic square off. The head to head is 5-4 for Bencic (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Bencic won 3-6 6-3 6-3 in the quarter in Berlin back in 2022.
Veronika Kudermetova
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7-11 | 4-8 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 34-22 | 18-14 | 8-5 | 1-1 | 7-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 39-20 | 27-13 | 7-4 | 0-1 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 33-24 | 15-13 | 14-4 | 3-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 19-15 | 11-7 | 1-3 | 7-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 9 (career-high), Veronika got to the semifinal after defeating Victoria Azarenka 2-6 7-64 6-4, Ekaterina Alexandrova w/o and Danielle Rose Collins 4-6 7-65 6-1.
In the quarter against Collins, The Russian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 7-65 6-1). During the match, Kudermetova scored 104 points vs Collins’s 99. The Russian was extremely aggressive to blast 48 winners.
Talking about the service games, Kudermetova managed to score 6 aces and she committed only 5 double faults. Veronika Kudermetova lost the serve 3 times and she saved 10 break points. Furthermore, Kudermetova put 61% of her first serves in, winning 69% (48/70) of the points behind her 1st serve and 50% (22/44) on the 2nd serve. The Russian broke Collins 4 times after converting 31% of her break points (4/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Kudermetova has conceded 2 set in this event to conquer 51% of the points she played.
Kudermetova has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 61% of her matches (299-193). 4-1 on hard in 2023. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this competition, Kudermetova has an overall 146-94 record in the last years on hard.
Veronika has a composed 4-1 win-loss record in 2023, 4-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Adelaide
The Russian has never competed in this tournament before.
Belinda Bencic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 31-13 | 24-10 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 42-18 | 13-9 | 13-4 | 10-2 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 37-20 | 22-9 | 5-5 | 5-3 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 8-8 | 6-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 50-22 | 23-9 | 11-6 | 9-4 | 7-3 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 13, the Swiss got to the semifinal after beating Garbine Muguruza 6-3 6-4, Anna Kalinskaya 6-3 6-3 and Caroline Garcia 6-2 3-6 6-4.
In the quarter, Belinda defeated Garcia (6-2 3-6 6-4). During the match Bencic scored 77 points vs Garcia’s 72. Belinda was exceptionally aggressive to blast 35 winners.
About the serving games, Bencic struck 9 aces and she committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Belinda Bencic was very effective on serve to win 78% (35/45) of her 1st serve and 58% (15/26) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent her to concede the serve twice. Bencic broke Garcia 4 times after converting 57% of her break points (4/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Belinda has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points she played.
Bencic has an aggregate 4-1 win-loss record in 2023, 4-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kudermetova | Bencic |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 61 | 64 |
| Pts | 214-207 | 204-165 |
| Total Points | 421 | 369 |
| Winners | 96 | 90 |
| %Winners | 45% | 44% |
Kudermetova played 2 matches while Bencic competed in 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Veronika Kudermetova conceded 2 sets, while Belinda Bencic lost 1 set. Kudermetova has played 1 set(s) less than Bencic (6 vs 7). Therefore, Kudermetova played 3 games less than Bencic. Veronika scored 96 winners (45% of the total points). On the other side, Bencic fired 90 winners (44%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kudermetova | Bencic |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 26 | 25 |
| Avg per match | 13 | 8.3 |
| 1st in | 137/214 | 111/176 |
| %1st in | 64% | 63% |
| 1st pts | 96/137 | 90/111 |
| %1st pts | 70% | 81% |
| 2nd pts | 39/77 | 35/65 |
| %2nd pts | 51% | 54% |
Kudermetova scored 26 aces (13 per match). Bencic made 25 aces (8.3 per match). Kudermetova won 70% points on her first serve. She pretty solid on her second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Bencic won 81% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 54% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kudermetova | Bencic |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 11 |
| Converted | 6/27 | 11/19 |
| % Converted | 22% | 58% |
| Conceded | 23 | 9 |
| Saved | 17 | 5 |
| % Saved | 74% | 56% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 4 |
Veronika broke her opponents 6 times with a 22% conversion rate. The Russian dropped her serve 6 times and she saved 74% of the break points that she conceded. Belinda broke her opponents 11 times with a 58% conversion rate. Belinda conceded her serve 4 times and she saved 56% of the break points that she conceded.
| Kudermetova | |||||
| R1 Azarenka |
R2 Alexandrova |
1/4 Collins |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 2-6 7-64 6-4 | w/o | 4-6 7-65 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | – | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 31 | – | 30 | 61 | |
| pts | 110-108 | – | 104-99 | 214-207 | |
| Total points | 218 | – | 203 | 421 | |
| Winners | 48 | – | 48 | 96 | |
| %Winners | 44% | – | 46% | 45% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 20 | – | 6 | 26 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | – | 5 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 67/100 | – | 70/114 | 137/214 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | – | 61% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 48/67 | – | 48/70 | 96/137 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | – | 69% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/33 | – | 22/44 | 39/77 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | – | 50% | 51% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | – | 4 | 6 | |
| Converted | 2/14 | – | 4/13 | 6/27 | |
| Converted % | 14% | – | 31% | 22% | |
| Conceded | 10 | – | 13 | 23 | |
| Saved | 7/10 | – | 10/13 | 17 | |
| Saved % | 70% | – | 77% | 49% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | – | 3 | 6 | |
| Bencic | |||||
| R1 Muguruza |
R2 Kalinskaya |
1/4 Garcia |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 6-3 6-3 | 6-2 3-6 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 18 | 27 | 64 | |
| pts | 61-39 | 66-54 | 77-72 | 204-165 | |
| Total points | 100 | 120 | 149 | 369 | |
| Winners | 31 | 24 | 35 | 90 | |
| %Winners | 51% | 36% | 45% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 10 | 6 | 9 | 25 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 35/48 | 31/57 | 45/71 | 111/176 | |
| % 1st in | 73% | 54% | 63% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 31/35 | 24/31 | 35/45 | 90/111 | |
| % 1st pts | 89% | 77% | 78% | 81% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/13 | 10/26 | 15/26 | 35/65 | |
| % 2nd pts | 77% | 38% | 58% | 54% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | |
| Converted | 2/2 | 5/10 | 4/7 | 11/19 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 50% | 57% | 58% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 7 | 2 | 9 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 5/7 | 0/2 | 5 | |
| Saved % | – | 71% | 0% | 24% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Head 2 Head
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Tennis Scores in Adelaide
- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova/Elena RybakinaPavlyuchenkova/Elena Rybakina – Lyudmyla Kichenok/Jelena OstapenkoKichenok/Jelena Ostapenko (6-4 7-5) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Frederico GilGil – Carlos Boluda-PurkissBoluda-Purkiss (7-5 7-5) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Joao MonteiroMonteiro – Altug CelikbilekCelikbilek (6-4 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Belinda BencicBencic – Veronika KudermetovaKudermetova (5-4) – H2H and prediction
- Paula Badosa GibertBadosa Gibert – Darya KasatkinaKasatkina (1-2) – H2H and prediction
